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CHEVALIER LEGION IKHONNEUR FOB BARON GUNZBURG Paris, (J. T. A. Mafl Service.) — The French government has offered the ribbon of Chevalier Legion D!Honneur to.Baron Pierre Benjamin Gunzburg. Baron Pierre Gunzburg is a son of Meeting Nest Winter to Con- Baron Horace Gunzburg,. the Russian philanthropist, who died at Petrograd sider Proposal Planned in 1909. He. is a son-in-law of M. by MarshalL Emile Deatsch de la Meurthe, the QUESTIONS TO LEADERS French Jewish philanthropist, who BRING VARIED REPLIES died a few weeks ago,-leaving besides many public benefactions a large sum New York. (J. T. A.)—The plan for Baron' Gunzburg. Baron Gunzdiscussed at.the conference of Jew- burg has recently begun, to take part, iBh Social Workers, held recently-at in Jewish affairs. Toronto, concerning the establishment of a Jewish National Community Chest in the "United States, has created great interest in leading Jewish circles all over the country. The following questionaire "was Karl Arnstein, • the Builder, of the sent out by the Jewish Telegraphic Huge Zeppelin; Is 37, and Is Agency: Former Teacher. "At the convention of the National Conference T>f Jewish Social Service, Berlin. (J. T. A.) The ZR-S, which a national chest for national, domes- left on its trans-Atlantic voyage Sat-' tic and foreign charitable activities urday, was built under the direction was proposed. of Engineer Karl Arnstein, according "Do you consider this plan to be to information'made known here. --desirable? Karl Arnsteuv "who holds the title j "Should educational activities be of Doctor of Engineering of the Uni{included? versity of ' Prague, is "thirty-seven j "How should the board be elected? years of age.- He was formerly asI "How should the distribution of the sistant professor" of the Department •*j funds be regulated? of Bridge Building in Prague Univer{ "Should Palestine be included?" sity, chief engineer of the Strasbourg J The following repl'es have been Zuegling company,, builders" of the I received: Langenwieser railway, bridge, which Louis Marshall—"You probably -was the subject of admiration and lenow that I have for some time been scientific discussion at the Berlin considering ,the establishment of a Shipbuilding Congress. In 1915 Arnnational organization which is to stein was appointed a .member of the deal exclusively with our educational staff of the ZeDpelin works at Fried•and religious problems and with such richshafen, where he is now the chief organizations as are concerned in engineer. cognate* activities, as, for example, Mr. Arnstein was considered for a the Jewish* Publication Society, the Ifv-tureship at the German Technicum Jewish: Chautauqua, the National in-Pragae.'in 1923-- He was, however, Farm School, the Jewish Welfare rejected on account of his Jewish Board, so far as its_educatianal "work^ __ concerned*, and, of < courser the various seminaries of higher learning. Whether or not an additional organization7'.shouldThe organized to deal with national, domestic and foreign , charitable activities is a . Professor Nathan Bernstein" gave question as to which I have not as the first lecture' at the Jewish Lecyet reached a conclusion. ture Course Wednesday evening, Octo"I am planning to call a. conference ber 15,' at' "the Jewish 'Community Borne time during the coming winter Center. The'Lecture"Course is being at which this subject can he thor- sponsored by the Omaha Chapter of onghly discussed by -the leaders of A. ZT A. Every Jewish" young" man Jewish thought in America. I t is and woman is'invited to attend these needless to say that in order to be- courses which will be given every come effective, its purpose must be Wednesday, -the next course to be givbroad end comprehensive. It roust' en Wednesday .evening, October-22,-at not be a reform, orthodox or radical the Jewish Community Center. movement. It must be all-inclusive The Omaha Chapter of A. Z. A. in its scope." will initiate the - following men on Felix M. Warburg—"As I have 'Sunday, October 19, at the Jewish stated frequently, I would consider it Community^ Center: Sam Hjnfcin, a great pity if the interest awakened Max Yaffe,' Herbert Neveloff, Milton nation-wide among the well-to-do Berkowitz, Hyman Shrier and Harry Jews for those who are not situated Rubenstein. " Members of the B'nai as they were to be lost in the future, B'rith are invited to attend this inand if this self-sacrificing, able; itiation which will be held at 2 p. m. -voluntary organization, which has worked, so to speak, without a cent" The A.Z. A.foB^allteam defeated of expense, were to be permitted to the California Street Merchants by a disappear. On the other hand, I do score of 31-6 in a'practice game. The not think that we should rush into team is being, coached by Marcus some scheme, that is not thoroughly Krasne. On Sunday, October 26, the worked out beforehand and would not Omaha team will play the Lincoln put as in a position to gauge the' size Chapter team at Lincoln^ The Linof the enterprise and of the obliga- coln team will play a return game tion involved. All the national organ- later. izations 'which, are now in the field to collect funds for different activities would be only too glad to leave
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Eabbi in America Dies Cincinnati. ( J . T / A . ) Rabbi Abra-
Needle Work Gaild Annual ham Jacob Gershon Lesser, oldest in America, died October Exibition November 6 and 7 Rabbi after Kol Nidre. Rabbi Lesser was 92 The annual exhibition and distribu- years of age. Born in the city of Mier, district of tion of garments of the Needle Work • Guild will be held' on Thursday and Minsk, iir 1534, he came to-the.TTnitea Friday, November 6. and 7, at the States in 1880. For eighteen years First Congregational Church, Thirty- he held an important rabbinical position in Chicago. In 1898 he-became fifth and Harney streets. Jewish "women as well as women of Orthodox Chief Rabbi in Cincinnati. all other nationalities contribute each In 1902 he was elected President of year to this cause, as the- garments the Union of Orthodox Rabbis in collected for the. Needle Work Guild America! The late Rabbi left many -works in are distributed to the different charitable organizations, including the Hebrew onHalaeha and AgaSah. Jewish Welfare Organization and the SUNDAY SCHOOL PUPILS ""Wise Memorial Hospital. TO PBESENT PROGRAM Each contributor should send her two garments to her. director or to the The children - of • ths - City Sunday Jewish Community Center at 303 Lyr- School will be-presented in a Succoth ic building, &nd each contributor program Sunday morning, October 19, should bfe sure to send only two gar- a t ten o'clock a£~°the"B'nai Israel:-SynmtetitS tHat 'are ~of the'same kind and a g o g i s e ; '—• ' .'•' ' -sise. '»• Principal addresses wffi begfrren by This year the Jewish -women who <£abbi J. M. ""Charlop arid Mr. Max are in charge of the work are the Fromkin. . MesdamesB. A. Simon, X. Rosenthal, ' The public is invited to attend this "N. Mantel and H. 3Trankel. . r - {-program. ...*».•• - . ...*..-.u.*.;-...'-' -
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1924
Are You Listed in the Communal Bradstreets? The Yearbook of the Federation containing- the Subscription l i s t of the Jews of Omaha who are contributing members of the Jewish Welfare Federation is the "Jewish Dun'and-Bradstreet par excellence." " Already three-fourths of 1924 has passed and dues fpr the last quarter of "1924 are now needed. We are sure that you want to have your name listed in the 1924 Yearbook. ' ' The Federation is. 19 in 1. Nine local and ten national organizations are its beneficaries. The Federation pays the bills for the sick, the destitute, the widow and the orphan. We have confidence that you will help right now as nobly as you have in the past. All indications point to a successful Federation year and to an "A-l" showing in our "Communal Bi'adstreet". Kindly turn to-page 2 for the "Coupon" entitled Vote "Yes" for the.Federation. Cordially, Finance Committee, Jewish Welfare Federation.
A Headliner on Thorpeian Carnival One of- the feature headline attractions of the carnival and dance to- be given' Sunday, November 16, at the Gity Auditorium, will be the.clever.little dancer, Vivian Stein, who is shown;here in Russian costume.
SUBSMFTIGN PRICE, A YEAR, $2.50
ARCHIVES OF "CHOYTTEI ZION" TRANSFERRED FROM •ODESSA TO JERUSALEM Jerusalem, (J. T. A.)—^Tiie archives of the "Chovivei Zion", the first Palestine Committee formed by Russian Jews in the eighties of the. Nineteents Century, to create a popular {iris Popularity Contest to Be movement for the colonization of Large Crowd Fills Hal] to Hear •* Program , i One of Featnre' Attrac- •. " Palestine, known under the same "Chovivei Sion" (Lovers of Zion) were " ' .' tions. .' - transferred from Odessa to the Jewish NO MEETING N E X T M 0 N - , ILABORATE PROGRAM BE- National Library at Jerusalem. These records contain msny im- , The large assembly hall of the JewING ARRANGED FOR portant historical documents, as "well ish Community Center was filled to • : PUBLIC • • as data on'the. first'. Jewish coloniza- capacity Sundsy evening, when the Y. M. and Y. "W. H. A. members pre"It'll be a big time"—Sunday,,No-, tion attempts in Palestine. sented a Succoth program. The provenaber 16.- -• . gram was very cai*cfully arranged On November 16 the Thorpeian and presented. Athletic.club..will hold a carnival and According to members in th<? large celebration. This-carnival will begin audience, it was one of the finest at noon and-isriil last until midnight, programs ever presented in Omaha and will be held at the City Auditoby any organisation. rium. ~~ New- Chapter in Series of Events Fol"I 'was wry much enthused over The large auditorium, will be beaulowing Death of Major Crenkhite the. program," EEM William L. Holstifully, decorated with many color in 1918 Now'Being'Unfolded. man, president of the Jewish Com-' schemes that will meet in the center of the larjje * auditorium. According Tacoma, Wash., Oct. 6.—A new iminity Center. "It shows that the to the committee in charge, this affair chapter in the series, of events, com- Jewish youth of Omaha has the proper will be one of the largest and most mencing with, the death of Major Al- spirit." "One of the finest programs that I entertaining-in the city. There will exander Cronkhite during target pracbe dancing both.afternoon, and even- tice at Camp Lewis, in this city, in have ever seen presented," Baid Wiling to the tune of one of Omaha's 1918, is in the unfolding, with the liam R. Blumenthal, superintendent of most popular orchestras. The doors opening trial of Roland H. Pothier the Welfare .Federation. The following program was preof the auditorium will be opened, at foixasr ..sergeant iuglet, who with j. noon and wHl close at midnight. Bane- former . Capt. "Bobe'rt Rosenbluth, sented: 1. Introductory Address ing will begin at 2. p. m. stsnds accused of "Croakhite's murder. _ Chairman Isaac Sternhili During the afternoon, plans are be- 'F.pthier's" "trial is' to' be followed by . . 2. Maariv Services, Conducted by : ing made; to stage an elaborate ; Philip Handler, Cantor, and that, of-former Ca|>t.' Eos;eHblBth. The gram of some of- Omaha's best tal- accusation against Rosenbltrth is the Young Israel Synagogue. ented . entertainers, professional and based in its entirety upon an alleged S. Welcome, by Wm. L. Holzman, President Jewish Community samatears.'}. These entertainers are be- confession made by Pothier and which Center. ing -carefully selected from a large Pothier later repudiated. It is claimed 4. The Story of Succoth -^— ' list cf performers who have signified that' Pothier -once confessed that he Miss Ann Rothenberg Numbers, Florence their willingness ..to appear for such, a shot and killed Cronkhite at the 5. Musical Whitebook, Council Bluffs. benefit carnival and where the* pro- command of Capt. Itosenbluth. This 6. Vocal Solo .Miss Sadie Dreviteh ceeds go'.to'" "such •worthy cause. confession followed his statement of Accompanied by Miss Shrago. Ainong'some of the entertaining, at- accidental shooting and later it was 7. My Impression of Succoth Harry Robinson tractions "will be a boxing exhibition repudiated by him. The alleged con_ Nathan Ysffe by a former ThorpeiSn member,' Mer- fession was obtained after the army 8. Vocal Solo Accompanied by Miss Margaret rie ' Schlaifer,. Omaha's . "Fighting board had investigated and found thst Hurwits. Pool,"' and'«Ace"' IJudHns... These; Grdnkhite'rl»d'- accidentally shot hina- S.- The "Original "Thanksgiving"--boxers; have 'already' signified their.: self'while-en'gaged .in target practice. „.. . William K, Blum«rifhal" 10.. Y. M. ,H. A. Qnartette,. Wm. fids. "*•'" - Hnegflid, Harrv ••preene*' Jmn gram. i ^ ^ General Cronfchite, father of the dePrieden, Ben Ellis. and singers and entertainers ftoia t i e ceased, on'bis"retarn fronr France i s 11. The Fruits of tlie Earth Orpheura and World ."theaters. .. "Borcy Pre Hoats." lS19,_had the case/reopened and Capt. Another attraction of. the" carnival Bosenbluth and Sergeant Pothier, the "There will be no meeting of the will be the girls' popularity contest, last persons with young Major Cronk- Y. Monday evening because of holiwhich carries a prize of a round trip hite, were questioned. The alleged days," suid Sam N. Wolf, president. ticket to'California or tiie equivalent Pothier confessions, implicating Ro- Plans are being made for a large in GOLD.! Several of Omaha's pop- senblttthi was made March 20, 1921. meeting which will be announced in ular girls have already : entered; this Pothier later told newspaper report- a later issue of The Jewish Press. At contest and are out for the rnost pop- ers that lie had been, forced to such this meeting plans will be made, for ular prize. '; Besides the first prize, a confession by third degree methods. the Y. orchestra and the large memthere will be a second and third prize Bosenhktth, who declares that the bership campaign which will soon be to the -winners.' Every-ticket sold for charges are false in every "particular, launched, ( the admission to this -cangval. is was arrested in New York. The claim counted' for' 10 VOTES ana-vl/cred-; was made by the defense that the ited to the girl selling, t i e r tickets. Federal Government w-as without jurThese admission -tickets are sold for isdiction" in the case, but the Supreme 25 cents arid entitle' the^ptuc&aser to Court has ruled'that the'case mcst a FREE' chaiice : on -a -$200 -radio- set. be tried in the Federal Court for Every Monday, Wednesday, and The winner rt5f the' radio "set '-wiir be Western Washington. Thursday evening, from 1:80 to 9:S0, announced at the-carnival. Any girl Rosenbluth declares that he has a number of Omaha schools "will be who is -willing to enter-this contest been made the victim of-a- second open to those'-who are unable to atcan do so" by'Applying at the carnival Dreyfus affair. The fact that the tend day classes and to the foreigners office, 6S1 Brsndeis Theater 'Inulding. anti-Semitic sheet run by Henry Ford "who sedt'an education. The Thorpeian club is .recogAmong'the schools who are conat Dearborn has made an issue of nized in the , -city : as one of the ducting these classes this ye»r arc the- case has caused many of Rosenleading atMetic clubs aad has rasny bluth's friends to share this view. Kellom, Long, Mason, South Franktimes pat out winning teams. .This Malicious insinuations directed by lin, Train, West Side, Comenins, Farcarnival i deserves -the. support -of' the Browa ?f*ark, Benson High and Ford's paid 'journalistic crew. at all entire Omaha Jewry a n a i s being sspHigh. who. came to Sosenbluth's. aid have porte^i" and - endo'£&e'd" by practicRlly •• Subjeets taught «TC English, featured' this Ford'publicity effort. every local organization. ing, composition, historj-, All., of Bosenbluth's • former classRemember 'Noveniber . 16 • at .City civics and citizenship. A special clasfe mates a t 'Yale are fighting- for his Auditorium! is made *p of those who have net vindication. learned the English language.
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The given Sunday evenif.g, November 9, at the City auditorium .by the Omaha Chapter of Hadassfch and local Zionist OrgaiuEatioii. Mrs. A. Koiinn, chairman o£ the Hadfessah committee, snd Mr. Max Frorafcin, chairman of the Eloniet committee, in charge of the affair, have arranged for several'features to be presented on the prograsi that will be given during the day. The proceeds cf the Ball will go towards Hadassah and Palestine work.
Closing Succoth Ecrvicpg at Temple Funeral services, for Mrs. E r t h e r 1 1 g r a e l v..m b c h c l d RUndaj- evemng, Goldstein aldstein, age 76, who di?d Friday, II (iet .h6T ,at . ^^t.. o'clock with . .s.. i19, f) October was held Sunday morning at I perroon by Rabbi Frederick Cohtt '«l o'clock frora £he home of her daughter, Mrs. S, MaadelFon. Eariai was | pervicPE at the Synagogues held at the Golden Hill Cemetery. j Tnesday, Bahbi J. M. Ch»rMrs. Goldstein, who was a resident j of Omaha fcr-the past fifty-Eve years, i Salurday morniag on " 4 Saewas the widow o£ Mr. Eubin Gold-1 IK VOX Ideal Home," SundsJ? stein, pioneer of Omaha, who died i rversnpr >»e will talk at the Young here thirty years ago. j Israel ^ynspoFur on "Four Mr?. <5oldstem is survived by two. on Monday mrirnJTijr he •will i Persons who attested.the Y. M. H. A. vaudeville shows during sonSf Abe, of the Goldstein-Chapman j is Ads?.? Ye^buTm Synagogue < the past two years will remember Vivian as the little dancer who! company, of this city, and Louis, of j __ Significance of Eight Days literally stopped the show -with her Russian solo dance. Beatrice, Nebr., and besides Mr?,. I s ^ c m n Assembly," ARAB EXECUTIVE CALLS "Not yet ten years of age,"little Vivian enjoys an enviable ) Msndelson she is Kturived by danffh- j UBGENT SESSION OF reputation as an interpreter of character dances." In generous S TOURISTS IN TCIX. AEA® CONGRESS tcrs, Krs. Kachael Mandelrtein, of: demand for public" entertainments she has friends and admirers Jerusaleni. (J. T. A.) A call for New York City, and Mrs. Betty Gott-1 lem. (J. T. A.) The in Omaha and many neighboring communities. j attractiveness-' of Palestine t© an largest session cf the Palestinian stein, cf Lcs Angeles, Calif. At the carnival Sunday, November 16. she will give her Arab Congress was issued by th« Palip attested by ofScW -Russian dance and several other character dances. She T-vill be estine Arab Ssecctive October 10. TRUCE BETWEEN ALTS ARKY 4,5-22 travellers ets&ered tiS« a. 'hit* of the carnival. . The Congress is to convene shortly AKD WAKAEIS BEOEUX country during July. This does not . Besides little Vivian Stein," there will be other well Known and -will discuss, secordiiig to the pub- j Jerusalem. (J. T. A.) The trace indode injinigHmtB or rettssning entertainers on the program.. latter numbered lished program, the frequent pur- concluded betv.-een the nevs-ly elected chases of land made by the Zionists, kins, All, and Tan seems to daring1 that month. As 5uSy i* n<it time off the b i h KO MEETD7G SUNDAY- . •will be a regular meeting the follow- as well as the gexssr&i politick! situa- ha.T& been broken., according to wordd consideredd the best "Announcement has been made that ing • Sunday, October 26, at the Jew- tion in Palestine and the nsighbotiag received in Amman front Kscca. The to visit Palestine, it may be countaries resulting from the vsrar ac- message states that the WahsfaiE were in the absence- of figure* f<w. the Omaha Hebrew 'Club •wiQ>hold ish Community Center. Special • bnsiaese -will be transtivities between the HasMmite family defeated in battle; 1^09 Wafaabb «re cprfcg mmiK, thst the toorist no iiseetin'g Has Sunday. October/19, and Ibn Saad reported kiBed. ^theu yrw much jgreatcr /»n account of Holiday, but that there acted at fhiiS meeting.